Hollywood Headlines: A week in review

CaptionLance Armstrong confesses during interview with Oprah

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Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey during his televised interview on OWN that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career, despite vehement denials for years. "I view this situation as one big lie that I repeated a lot of times," he said, explaining that he used

Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey during his televised interview on OWN that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career, despite vehement denials for years. "I view this situation as one big lie that I repeated a lot of times," he said, explaining that he used (AFP / Getty Images)

Fans had only three days to process Justin Timberlake's return to music before he dropped his first new single, the svelte but rambling "Suit & Tie." The last-minute surprise didn't seem to hinder sales, however -- Billboard estimates the song will come out of the first-week gate with sales o

Fans had only three days to process Justin Timberlake's return to music before he dropped his first new single, the svelte but rambling "Suit & Tie." The last-minute surprise didn't seem to hinder sales, however -- Billboard estimates the song will come out of the first-week gate with sales o (Facebook)

The 2013 edition of the Sundance Film Festival opened Thursday night, but if you think a consensus has formed about the nature of this year's event, you would be wrong. While the Hollywood Reporter said the main story is a lineup "heavy on big names from the film and television worlds," Dail

The 2013 edition of the Sundance Film Festival opened Thursday night, but if you think a consensus has formed about the nature of this year's event, you would be wrong. While the Hollywood Reporter said the main story is a lineup "heavy on big names from the film and television worlds," Dail (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

"Zero Dark Thirty" director Kathryn Bigelow, in a letter published this week in The Times, answered criticism of the film's depiction of torture. "Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no autho

"Zero Dark Thirty" director Kathryn Bigelow, in a letter published this week in The Times, answered criticism of the film's depiction of torture. "Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no autho (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Jodie Foster's winding, emotional acceptance speech upon receiving the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was one of the show's standout moments. The 6 1/2-minute oration, in which Foster addressed her sexuality, her privacy, her career and her family, seemed to draw

Jodie Foster's winding, emotional acceptance speech upon receiving the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was one of the show's standout moments. The 6 1/2-minute oration, in which Foster addressed her sexuality, her privacy, her career and her family, seemed to draw (Getty Images)